Rita D. Brandão

1.3k total citations · 1 hit paper
18 papers, 717 citations indexed

About

Rita D. Brandão is a scholar working on Genetics, Molecular Biology and Reproductive Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Rita D. Brandão has authored 18 papers receiving a total of 717 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Genetics, 7 papers in Molecular Biology and 5 papers in Reproductive Medicine. Recurrent topics in Rita D. Brandão's work include BRCA gene mutations in cancer (7 papers), Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (4 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (4 papers). Rita D. Brandão is often cited by papers focused on BRCA gene mutations in cancer (7 papers), Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (4 papers) and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering (4 papers). Rita D. Brandão collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Portugal and United Kingdom. Rita D. Brandão's co-authors include Marinus J. Blok, Aimée Paulussen, Rick Kamps, Sofia Xanthoulea, Andrea Romano, B.J.C. van den Bosch, George W. Booz, Fátima Vaz, Raffaele Altara and Patrícia Maria Abreu Machado and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Oncology, International Journal of Molecular Sciences and International Journal of Cancer.

In The Last Decade

Rita D. Brandão

17 papers receiving 707 citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Next-Generation Sequencing in Oncology: Genetic Diagnosis, Risk Prediction and Cancer Classification

2017 321 citations Rick Kamps, Rita D. Brandão et al. International Journal of Molecular Sciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Rita D. Brandão Netherlands	10	374	275	232	138	95	18	717
Yuting Yi China	14	252 0.7×	106 0.4×	192 0.8×	155 1.1×	97 1.0×	54	631
Rie Shibuya Japan	12	305 0.8×	142 0.5×	267 1.2×	220 1.6×	34 0.4×	27	642
Shalini Jindal Australia	9	223 0.6×	267 1.0×	236 1.0×	317 2.3×	71 0.7×	12	712
Lisa M. Krumroy United States	8	208 0.6×	171 0.6×	131 0.6×	115 0.8×	51 0.5×	8	518
Megan McDonald United States	17	353 0.9×	179 0.7×	116 0.5×	186 1.3×	31 0.3×	59	879
Aiguo Wu China	15	347 0.9×	206 0.7×	163 0.7×	221 1.6×	22 0.2×	29	683
Johann Riedemann South Africa	9	569 1.5×	70 0.3×	199 0.9×	134 1.0×	38 0.4×	13	758
Huihui Chen China	15	312 0.8×	97 0.4×	160 0.7×	182 1.3×	28 0.3×	43	626
Sallouha Gabbouj Tunisia	18	349 0.9×	179 0.7×	184 0.8×	193 1.4×	52 0.5×	36	793
Dimple Chakravarty United States	16	603 1.6×	343 1.2×	298 1.3×	270 2.0×	45 0.5×	31	1.0k

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18 of 18 papers shown

Carrageta, David F., Daniela Sousa, Rita D. Brandão, et al.. (2025). Follicular fluid profiling unveils anti-Müllerian hormone alongside glycolytic and mitochondrial dysfunction as markers of polycystic ovary syndrome. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 602. 112536–112536. 5 indexed citations

Costa, Solange, Daniela Sousa, Rita D. Brandão, et al.. (2024). Cumulus cell DNA damage linked to fertilization success in females with an ovulatory dysfunction phenotype. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 12. 1448733–1448733.

Brandão, Rita D., Irene López‐Perolio, Demis Tserpelis, et al.. (2019). Targeted RNA‐seq successfully identifies normal and pathogenic splicing events in breast/ovarian cancer susceptibility and Lynch syndrome genes. International Journal of Cancer. 145(2). 401–414. 23 indexed citations

Altara, Raffaele, et al.. (2018). In Silico Analysis of Differential Gene Expression in Three Common Rat Models of Diastolic Dysfunction. Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine. 5. 11–11. 5 indexed citations

Wieringa, Jan J., et al.. (2017). Correlated evolutionary rates across genomic compartments in Annonaceae. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 114. 63–72. 10 indexed citations

Kamps, Rick, Rita D. Brandão, B.J.C. van den Bosch, et al.. (2017). Next-Generation Sequencing in Oncology: Genetic Diagnosis, Risk Prediction and Cancer Classification. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 18(2). 308–308. 321 indexed citations breakdown →

Altara, Raffaele, Marco Manca, Rita D. Brandão, et al.. (2016). Emerging importance of chemokine receptor CXCR3 and its ligands in cardiovascular diseases. Clinical Science. 130(7). 463–478. 66 indexed citations

Brandão, Rita D., Kees van Roozendaal, Demis Tserpelis, & Marinus J. Blok. (2013). FMR1 low sub-genotype does not rescue BRCA1/2-mutated human embryos and does not explain primary ovarian insufficiency among BRCA1/2-carriers. Human Reproduction. 28(8). 2308–2311. 5 indexed citations

Brandão, Rita D., Jürgen Veeck, Koen Van de Vijver, et al.. (2013). A randomised controlled phase II trial of pre-operative celecoxib treatment reveals anti-tumour transcriptional response in primary breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research. 15(2). R29–R29. 54 indexed citations

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Millot, Gaël A., Marcelo A. Carvalho, Sandrine M. Caputo, et al.. (2012). A guide for functional analysis ofBRCA1variants of uncertain significance. Human Mutation. 33(11). 1526–1537. 82 indexed citations

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Brandão, Rita D., Demis Tserpelis, E. Gómez, & Marinus J. Blok. (2012). Detection of exon skipping events in BRCA1 RNA using MLPA kit P002. Molecular Biology Reports. 39(7). 7429–7433. 2 indexed citations

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Brandão, Rita D., Kees van Roozendaal, Demis Tserpelis, E. Gómez, & Marinus J. Blok. (2011). Characterisation of unclassified variants in the BRCA1/2 genes with a putative effect on splicing. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 129(3). 971–982. 21 indexed citations

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Souren, Nicole Y., Aimée Paulussen, Anja Steyls, et al.. (2009). Parent-of-origin specific linkage and association of the IGF2 gene region with birth weight and adult metabolic risk factors. International Journal of Obesity. 33(9). 962–970. 11 indexed citations

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Harssel, J. J. T. van, Rita D. Brandão, Aimée Paulussen, et al.. (2009). Efficiency of BRCAPRO and Myriad II mutation probability thresholds versus cancer history criteria alone for BRCA1/2 mutation detection. Familial Cancer. 9(2). 193–201. 8 indexed citations

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Romano, Andrea, Rita D. Brandão, Marinus J. Blok, et al.. (2007). Impact of Two Functional Progesterone Receptor Polymorphisms (PRP): +331G/A and PROGINS on the Cancer Risks in Familial Breast/Ovarian Cancer. Research Publications (Maastricht University). 1(1). 1–8. 4 indexed citations

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Machado, Patrícia Maria Abreu, Rita D. Brandão, Branca Cavaco, et al.. (2007). Screening for a BRCA2 Rearrangement in High-Risk Breast/Ovarian Cancer Families: Evidence for a Founder Effect and Analysis of the Associated Phenotypes. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 25(15). 2027–2034. 75 indexed citations

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Machado, Patrícia Maria Abreu, et al.. (2007). In Reply. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 25(31). 5036–5038. 3 indexed citations

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Vaz, Fátima, et al.. (2007). Familial Breast/Ovarian Cancer and BRCA1/2 Genetic Screening: The Role of Immunohistochemistry as an Additional Method in the Selection of Patients. Journal of Histochemistry & Cytochemistry. 55(11). 1105–1113. 22 indexed citations

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